Scientific-Atlanta Launches New PowerVu Receiver

Scientific-Atlanta has created the PowerVu Program Receiver to solve a problem cable programmers face in the expensive process of providing a new digital receiver to thousands of headends to replace the current analog signal. The PowerVu enables programmers to roll out digital services, increase the number of channels

Scientific-Atlanta has created the PowerVu Program Receiver to solve a problem cable programmers face in the expensive process of providing a new digital receiver to thousands of headends to replace the current analog signal. The PowerVu enables programmers to roll out digital services, increase the number of channels distributed over current transponder bandwidth or reduce bandwidth requirements and their associated costs.

The PowerVu model D9850 is the first in a series of application-specific receivers with an integrated design based on silicon that uses fewer components, requires a smaller power supply and is enclosed in a 1 RU chassis.

Scientific-Atlanta also debuting its SciCare Broadband Services to help programmers manage the distribution and authorization of receivers during the new equipment rollout. SciCare can manage the shipment of receivers to headends, authorization of receivers and establish a database to track activities.

Rainbow Media Holdings LLC has selected Scientific Atlanta 's PowerVu digital content distribution systems as part of the analog to digital transition of North American affiliate program delivery. "Our analog-to-digital content distribution transition is a major benchmark in our program delivery timeline and we kne

Scientific-Atlanta is introducing its Explorer 4200 Home Gateway, a digital set-top designed to support wired and wireless connectivity to a variety of media and Internet devices with Scientific-Atlanta's interactive digital network. The Explorer 4200 can deliver a range of entertainment, information and communication

Atlanta-based Scientific Atlanta recently announced that it has new video-on-demand (VOD) transport cards for the company's Prisma IP multiservice digital transport platform. The new card series promises to provide a low-cost solution for cable operators as they rollout VOD on their networks. The Prisma IP VOD cards s